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Johns Hopkins-Pulitzer Global Health Reporting Fellowship

Blessed Sheriff, the Johns Hopkins-Pulitzer Center Global Health Reporting Fellow

Blessed Sheriff, the Johns Hopkins-Pulitzer Center Global Health Reporting Fellow, presenting her reporting at the Pulitzer Center’s Washington Weekend forum on October 15, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Last summer, she traveled to Sierra Leone to report on efforts to transform mental health care in the country, including a psychiatric hospital’s innovative caretaking methods and the first class of psychiatry residents trained there.

Image: Grace Jensen / Pulitzer Center

The Johns Hopkins-Pulitzer Global Health Reporting Fellowship is a unique opportunity for Bloomberg School students to do in-depth reporting on a global health issue of their choice and gain a clearer understanding of the media’s role in shaping the global health conversation.

The $5,000 fellowship supports training with journalists from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting in Washington, D.C., and covers the cost of in-country reporting, travel, and living expenses. The Center provides technical and editorial support through the planning, reporting and writing/production phases of the fellowship.

The Global Health Reporting Fellowship supports projects that focus on public health issues of global importance that have been underreported or neglected by mainstream media in the U.S.

Any Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health degree student is eligible to apply (including May 2024 graduates). The application deadline is Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at 11:59 p.m.

Working with the Pulitzer Center, the selected fellows will produce print and online stories, videos, photojournalism, or work for other media platforms, depending on the project. The Pulitzer Center and the Bloomberg School work with the fellow(s) to place their work in media outlets.

Learn more about the Pulitzer Center's Student Reporting Fellowships

Application Deadline Extended

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How to Apply

Bloomberg School degree students are invited to apply by completing the steps below.

  1. Download and complete the application form. 
  2. Complete the application, upload work samples, CV, and other supplementary materials here.

  3. Email the following required application materials to Dayna Kerecman Myers at dkerecm1@jhu.edu

    • CV

    • References

    • Work Samples

    • Project proposal

You will receive a confirmation email when your application has been submitted successfully.

The application deadline is 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.

For more information contact Dayna Kerecman Myers at dkerecm1@jhu.edu or 202-669-2921.